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Chapter 1118 Hongling Messenger (Part )

The middle-aged man in official uniform also described the situation with a horrified look on his face: "Yes, one of my nephews was guarding the top of Fengzhou City at the time. It is said that although he was still several hundred meters away, he was like a powerless child."

"Faced with a group of blood-sucking ancient beasts, the hands holding the guns were shaking."

"My heart was pounding, and it felt like there was an invisible but tangible murderous aura pressing against my chest, making it hard to breathe, and my calves were shaking. After the Turks dispersed, half of the soldiers walked down the city wall holding onto it."

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Xiao Linzi also felt very depressed after listening to it and breathed heavily. Not to mention seeing that kind of scene, just listening to a few words of description from the person in front of him was enough to make him feel a little overwhelmed.

An old man was overwhelmed by what he heard and couldn't help but say, "Yes, the situation was too critical at the time, and a war was about to break out. It is said that when the Turks were preparing to attack the city, the emperor suddenly appeared in Fengcheng Prefecture with his divine soldiers descending from the sky."

"It scared the Turks and made them suspect that the Tang Dynasty had deployed a large number of troops, so they did not dare to attack the city immediately."

"The emperor is still the emperor. He is worthy of being the Khan of Heaven and the patron saint of our Tang Dynasty."

The shopkeeper of a nearby restaurant praised him from the bottom of his heart, and then followed suit: "I heard that the Turkic Right Sage King is also an extraordinary person. Faced with a dilemma, he actually came alone to Fengzhou City to investigate the situation."

"As a result, the emperor treated the millions of soldiers as nothing, remained calm, and talked and laughed with the Right Wise King. He made the Right Wise King dare not act rashly. In the end, the two monarchs reached some kind of agreement, which prevented the Turks from invading the south for ten years."

Xiao Lin's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of the story of the Three Kingdoms that he had heard from a storyteller at a tea stall a few days ago. He blurted out, "Isn't this the empty city plan of the so-and-so prime minister that frightened off the army of the old thief Sima?"

"Yes, I am the Emperor, far superior to Prime Minister Zhuge. At that time, Sima Yi only commanded 200,000 soldiers. When he attacked Xicheng, he led at most 100,000 soldiers. The Right Wise King really led a million troops."

"In the past, I often heard people talk about a million-strong army, but in reality, there were only a few hundred thousand. But when a million-strong army really appeared before my eyes, the shock was like a mountain falling on my head. It is truly unforgettable."

The restaurant owner revealed the inside story: "This Right Sage is no ordinary man either, he is just over thirty years old. It is said that he is a descendant of a noble family from the Central Plains who declined. He only spent ten years, starting as a soldier, and gradually rose through military merit to become the Right Sage King of the Turkic Khanate."

"The Left Wise King at that time was Shiluodi, the only son of Jie Li. Later, Shiluodi became the Great Khan. The Right Wise King also led a group of troops to the west and easily wiped out the 200,000 or 300,000 troops of Biheli in Mobei, driving Biheli away like a lost dog."

"They chased them all the way to the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain, and fought a fierce battle with the 160,000 elite Xueyantuo cavalry who came to rescue them, and then defeated them. As a result, Biheli and Yinan fled south again, retreating from the grassland to the Helan Mountains in Hexi."

"As a result, the Right Wise King wiped out 150,000 troops, and Xu Biheli fled back to the Tang Dynasty, while Xueyantuo's Yi Nan led the remaining defeated troops to the Western Regions. In the past few years, Yi Nan conquered the Western Regions and almost conquered the entire Western Regions and Tubo."

"In the end, it was the Right Wise King who led his troops to the west and crushed the Xueyantuo Khanate that Yinan had conquered with great difficulty. Yinan finally fled with a group of his trusted followers and disappeared without a trace."

Everyone listened with great delight, but also with fear, for in the words of the restaurant owner, King Jian of the Right was the invincible devil king on the grassland.

Xiao Linzi asked tremblingly: "Uncle, didn't you say that the Right Wise King is also a Han Chinese? He shouldn't bring the Turks to attack our Tang Dynasty, right?"

"If the Right Wise King was not a Han Chinese, he would have invaded the Tang Dynasty in the tenth year of Zhenguan. Now, ten years have passed, and the Turkic army has not moved south. It is estimated that the Right Wise King has shown mercy for the sake of his motherland."

The middle-aged man in official uniform said with a worried look on his face, "I don't know what agreement the emperor and the Right Wise Prince reached at the beginning, but this kind of agreement probably has a time limit. Now that ten years are almost up, maybe the agreement has expired?"

The faces of the people nearby suddenly changed. After several people's detailed descriptions, they already knew how serious the current situation was. They all said in unison: "Oh my God, the life or death of the retired emperor is unknown, and the Right Wise Prince is in his prime."

"If the Right Wise King goes south again, who can stop him?"

Another person added, "Yes, I heard that the current emperor has been in exile among the people for more than ten years and has just returned to the capital to succeed the throne. He is only in his twenties. Can he withstand the current situation? Can he be a match for the battle-hardened Right Wise King?"

"We are of the same origin, why are we so eager to fight each other? The Right Wise King is also a Han Chinese, why does he have to attack us?"

A young man who looked like a scholar had just finished speaking when he was interrupted by a middle-aged man: "Naive, the Right Wise King left the Central Plains when he was young. He is a down-and-out nobleman. Who knows, he might be the descendant of a powerful family. If it was during the Sui Dynasty, he would have been fine."

"If it was the Tang Dynasty, they might be the enemy of the imperial court. They were forced to stay in the Central Plains and then go to the grassland. How could they not hate us?"

".The situation has changed a lot in recent years. I hope that even if the Right Wise King has a grudge against us, it won't be the kind of enemy that would destroy his family and separate his wife and children."

Seeing the people who were worried as if a disaster was about to happen, an old man with a folding fan and a mustache said quickly: "This is still considered good. I am afraid that the whole family will be executed, and only one young man will escape." ". Damn it, you crow mouth, are you a storyteller?"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Stop talking nonsense, okay? What good will it do you to create an enemy for us?"

"I am just telling the truth"

"..I'm telling you, Lao Mu, get out of here"

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"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."

Seeing that everyone was talking and the atmosphere was slowly heating up, Old Yang sighed, "I heard that there were some changes in the grassland some time ago. We can only hope that there was an internal strife in the Turkic Khanate, and some small forces lost their restraints and moved south."

"If the Right Wise King really mobilized a large army, I'm afraid even if the Emperor Retired recovered, he might not be able to resist. A million troops, from ancient times to the present, which Central Plains dynasty has faced such a powerful enemy? Even if the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor were alive, there would be no way."

"Everyone, go away and do what you need to do. Don't gather here."

After Old Yang finished speaking, he began to pack up his stall, and the crowd slowly dispersed. However, the entire street was now filled with people who were anxious and gathered together to discuss the news that a three-letter Hongling messenger had arrived in Beijing.

It seems that everyone can focus on some things and dispel some of the pressure from the unknown.

The messenger had traveled for more than ten days from Liaozhou, changing horses but not people. When he felt tired, he would take a nap at the post station, and when he felt hungry, he would eat a few bites on the horse. He was exhausted and looked haggard, and finally collapsed when he arrived at the palace gate.

When the guards in front of the Taiji Palace saw the three small red flags, they immediately separated a team, picked up the messenger and ran towards the palace.

The court had just been adjourned and the officials who were walking from the Taiji Hall through the square towards the palace gate were shocked when they saw this scene and made way for it.

At the same time, they stopped and looked around, and many officials talked in low voices.

An official from the Ministry of Revenue said with a grim expression, "It's almost the end of the year, how come so many things have happened? Some time ago, Wu Wang Li Ke forged an imperial edict and secretly mobilized 10,000 cavalrymen from Hexi and fled all the way to the Western Regions."

"The Emperor imprisoned all of Li Ke's family members in the Prince Wu's mansion. Concubine Yang knelt in Chengqing Palace for three days and three nights before she begged for forgiveness from the Emperor. He temporarily placed the Prince Wu's family members under house arrest in the mansion. What happened?"

What they fear most is trouble. Once something happens, they will have to pay money. But where does the Ministry of Revenue have the money?
The little money they had in their savings had to be used to pay their salaries and celebrate the New Year. If the court was really in financial difficulty, officials like them, who were close to the government, would have to tighten their belts and live a poor year.

Another doctor from the Ministry of Personnel carefully looked at some purple-robed officials in the crowd and said, "To the east and south of the Tang Dynasty are the sea, and to the west are the territories of the vassal states. If something goes wrong, they will be the first to bear the brunt of the consequences."

"Look at those noble families' heroes, they all look surprised. I guess something happened in the north. Could it be that the Right Wise King has gone south?"

An official in red robes from the Imperial Censorate said, "It shouldn't be. The Right Wise Prince was assassinated and his life or death is unknown. I heard that he hasn't appeared in public for a month, and he didn't show up at the Hengling Battle. He's having a hard time stabilizing the situation now, so how can he have the energy to invade the Tang Dynasty?"

"Could it be that because the Right Wise King lost power, some of the small tribes under him lost control and went south to raid the valley?"

As the saying goes, one should not just watch the fun, but watch and ask. A minister from the Ministry of War had sharp eyes and stared closely. Through the gaps between the swaying bodies of the guards, he saw the three small flags swaying behind the heads of the soldiers being carried.

His face changed, and his hand stroking his beard tightened. He said hurriedly, "Messenger Sanxin, the border must have encountered a large-scale enemy invasion from the south, and some cities have been lost. It seems that the enemy is coming with great force. Either the Right Wise King is heading south to Fengzhou, or the eastern grassland tribes are invading Liaozhou."

"No, I have to go to the Hongwen Hall and ask around. The emperor might call a meeting soon."

As expected, as the assistant minister of the Ministry of War ran back, many of the six ministers and the left and right chancellors, and the left and right secretaries, did not go to the offices outside the palace. Instead, they returned to the Hongwen Hall on the east side of the Taiji Hall to inquire about the situation and respond to the upcoming emperor's inquiries.

The officials who were originally leaving the court in a mighty procession were divided into two groups. One group went back, while the other group could not reach the palace, so they had to leave with their thoughts on their own.

(End of this chapter)